The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-22


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John r. Sanders resided In the country. near
Lebanon. He had known Harrison since the
His reputation for morality is bad. He
had heard Democrats as well as Republicans
speak of his character, among the former Jack
Adams. Harvey Hart and Alexander Leet. He
had heard reports of his RIGHTEOUSNESS, aud of
committing abortion. One case was at Ms
He had also heard of the H case, and had
frequently heard Harrison was grossly i'm
moral with women.
Mr.. Darnall was recalled.
Q.-Do you know the name of woman appointed
attendant at the Insane Hospital dress maker,
of Lebanon since President Harrison came in!
A.-Her name is k. Her reputation in Leb-
anon was bad. She regarded at the time of her
appointment as prostitute.
William E. Bryant, assistant railroad agent
at Lebanon, next testified.
Odd you see DR.. Harrison on Jan. % or %, in
the evening at Lebanon, and what his condition.
lie was under the influence Of liquor ! saw
saw him take one two drinks. 1t when the
railroad was finished. Something up the
Sam let lay aside politics and go for the interest of
the town.. Sam said: II am with you and finally
somebody called out the drinks. and they taken.
aud left.
DR.. Matthew a. Bunnell, = farmer and physi-
clan, testified that he had known DR.. Harrison
ever since 1861. The witness had bought the
Doctor out in the drug business. He bought the
drugstore on Saturday afternoon, and com
partners who invoced discovered the drugs
were mixed. DR.. Harrison took them back and
paid up the loss afterwards. He considered the
Doctors reputation for morality to be bad. He
had heard of him being licentious man and
practicing abortion. He lad heard of the G.
case. and had heard of others, but forgot them.
Mr.. Wesner intimated that number of years
had gone by since these things occurred.
Mr. Grifiths-Have you heard anybody within the
past two or three years say he upright moral
man?
Wtness-No sir have not heard that up to to. day
John ". Hysong the next witness. He
| testified to the Doctors morals being bad, and
| that he had brought the suit against him before
| the County Commissioners.
| The investigation will be resumed at o'clock
| this morning
Testimony Before the Senate Committee.
The Senate committee on benevolent institu-
tions resumed its work yesterday morning, with
Eli Baker, superintendent of the Deaf and Dumb
Institute, upon the stand. He acknowledged he
had worked for the passage of the Brown BILL
| but denied that when he did so there had been
an understanding between him and DR.. Harrison
| that he was to get place, though he believed
| he would be so favored. Baker denied that he
| had tried to get two women of bad character APP
| pointed to positions in the Hospital for the in
| sane. He admitted that Richard o. johnson,
who was receiving salary Of $1,000 year as
book-keeper at the institute, had spent all last
summer working as secretary for the Democratic
| State central committee.
| The committee had hardly begun work last
| night before the purpose Of the majority to
| institute the embarrassing plan was made
evident Mr.. Henry Span represented
/ the board of trustees, and it was evident
that his mission was to assist Chairman
French in smothering all testim ony possible.
Mr. Morton opened the evenings work by begin.
ming to introduce as evidence the ward reports
on the condition of food for the months OF
| March and August. 1886, for the purpose OF
| showing that the food. and especially the butter
| was generally bad. Mr.. Span objected to the re
ports being submitted, unless it was shown that
| the trustees Were responsible for the condition
| of the food Mr. Morton said if any one had
| been direlict the trustees should be held re-
sponsible. DR.. Harrison had brought the
records to the committee himself and he surely
| knew something about them. In concluding his
argument to bs heard, Mr. Merton said: "We
made the charge that bad butter was used and
IL we not to be allowed to establish the fact
| l desire to know it." DR.. Harrison was in the
room and was called to the stand In order te
| identity the report.
| Queston-Is that the ward reportl
Answer--I do not know.
Q.-Have you a ward report before?
Al never have. might have something oil
the kind, but never looked them. l knew thai
some kind of report was being made, but never saw
one before.
Q.-You knew that it was the duty Of attendants t.
make reportsl
A-Yes. know they should have been made.
Q.-But you didn't know whether they being
made or not2
| Al did not
Chairman French said the reports would b.
excluded unless they could be brought home t,
the trustees, and ruled them out. Senator
Huston attempted to get the evidence admitted
and the Identification later on, but the chairman
said the evidence should not go in. When thu
minority saw that the intention was to keep GU
as much damaging evidence as possible they pu
William Cain, of Martinsville, on the stand
His testimony was about the same as before tn
House committee, and was In relation to tn
, unwholesome food and the cholera hogs seen il
the slaughter house yard. His testimony wa
continually objected to by Span. and his objec
! tions sustained by the chairman All lead
! ing questions prohibited. and objection
raised whenever damaging evidence was brough
, out
j. Fl. Hoffman, of Martinsville, reiterated hi
, testimony before the House committee in re
gard to the discharge of good carpenters, VIII
were getting 50 80 PEI day and boarding them
selves, and the employment of inferior men 70
the same amount besides being boarded outsid
} the hospital at an expense of Y4 week to tn
State.
, J. w. Herod, city marshal of Lebanon. test
fled to having seen DR.. Harrison drunk on tn
r streets of Lebanon the latter part of last month
$ He was SO drunk that he excited public atten
4 ton, but was not arrested.
: Henry NJ Marshal, hostler at the institutio
for sixteen months, testified to having seen dea
hogs lying in pen in which others were killed
t Il. A. Merrithew testified to having witnesse
cruelty to patients two occasions when b
visited the institution. Once he saw a patien
! kicked several times while crawling on his hand
and knees, and was finally grabbed by the bac
of the coat-collar and roughly dragged to
{ bench.
The Senate committee, in spite Of the vigilar
. efforts of the Republican minority, is probabl
| likely to accomplish it's mission. It organ
j ICED to defeat investigation and keep out til
truth, and to that end the strictest lines a,
! drawn on evidence. Senator Branaman,
: brother-in-law of Trustee Burrell of the boar